Proverbs 1:5-9
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5 the wise man also may hear and increase in learning,
and the man of understanding acquire skill,
6 to understand a proverb and a figure,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;
fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Warnings against Evil Companions
8 Hear, my son, your father’s instruction,
and reject not your mother’s teaching;
9 for they are a fair garland for your head,
and pendants for your neck.
Proverbs 1:23
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23 Give heed[a] to my reproof;
behold, I will pour out my thoughts[b] to you;
I will make my words known to you.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:23 Heb Turn
- Proverbs 1:23 Heb spirit
Proverbs 2:1-6
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The Value of Wisdom
2 My son, if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
3 yes, if you cry out for insight
and raise your voice for understanding,
4 if you seek it like silver
and search for it as for hidden treasures;
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
Proverbs 11:2
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2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace;
but with the humble is wisdom.
Proverbs 12:15
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15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
but a wise man listens to advice.
Proverbs 13:1
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13 A wise son hears his father’s instruction,
but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 By insolence the heedless make strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
Proverbs 13:20
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20 He who walks with wise men becomes wise,
but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 14:6-8
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6 A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
7 Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of a prudent man is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Proverbs 14:18
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18 The simple acquire folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 14:33
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33 Wisdom abides in the mind of a man of understanding,
but it is not[a] known in the heart of fools.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:33 Gk Syr: Heb lacks not
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